HISTORY

HIST-500Studies in HistoryCourse Level: 500-LEVEL Course

Studies in History (3) Topics vary by section. Rotating topics in early modern European history, European colonialism in the Caribbean, nineteenth and twentieth century European studies, Russian and Soviet studies, American political, social, and cultural studies, and American diplomatic and military studies. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Repeatable for credit with different topic.

HIST-500-001

Term: Fall 2018 Regular Term

Course Level: 500-LEVEL Course

Section Title: Russian Revolutions

Russian Revolutions (3)
This course examines the Russian revolutions (1905-1930s). These
revolutions transformed Russia and had a major impact throughout
the world. The course views events from several different points
of view.

HIST-500-001

Term: Spring 2019 Semester

Course Level: 500-LEVEL Course

Section Title: Empire in Comparative Persp

Empire in Comparative Perspective (3)
Empire has come from a proud assertion of national power to a
term of opprobrium for repressive policies, and now finds new
proponents as well as new interpretations. How have empire,
imperialism, and resistance been understood in different national
contexts, how have scholars interpreted these concepts, and can
they be analytically useful terms? This seminar uses a set of
readings in common addressing the nature of global power among
European powers and the United States in the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries. The course compares different theories of
imperialism that emphasize economic, political, racial, gendered,
and other factors in explaining the origins and practices of
imperial control. Much of this theoretical work was developed to
understand formal European empires. Students then ask whether the
United States can be described as an empire at different points
in its history, and the manifold ways (military, diplomatic,
commercial, and cultural) in which this country has made its
influence felt overseas. Students acquire familiarity with the
academic study of imperialism and deepen their knowledge of the
international history of the period since the mid-nineteenth
century, while sharpening their skills in critical reading,
research, and analysis of primary sources.